The New York City Police Department on Thursday launched the Domestic Violence Unit (DVU), which will operate in all five boroughs starting next week.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said the new unit will have approximately 450 domestic violence investigators who will be fully dedicated to the prevention and investigation of domestic violence cases. These officers will be reassigned from the Patrol Services Bureau and Housing Bureau to the Detective Bureau, where they will lead domestic violence investigations from beginning to end.

Previously, precinct and housing officers — as well as detectives from local precinct squads — were designated to work on domestic violence cases, resulting in duplication of work at multiple points.

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